Porth Ceriad Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.79° N 4.51° W

Porth Ceriad 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porth Ceriad sea temperature is
19.4° C
3.5° 

Porth Ceriad surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
22
24
12
16
68
75
87
65
39
36
30
21
16
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:17PM3.43m
1:41AM3.34m
2:05PM3.11m
2:38AM2.96m
3:15PM2.85m
Low Tide
7:50AM1.04m
7:58PM1.17m
8:25AM1.34m
8:46PM1.43m
9:17AM1.59m
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:34
8:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
12
12
12
10
11
9
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
9
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